CVE-2019-5519
highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201903001, 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001, 6.0 before ESXi600-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.4, 14.x before 14.1.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) contain a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB 1.1 UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with a virtual USB controller present. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.2–7.2
weaknesses
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affected products (21)
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also known as (4)
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references (26)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.f-secure.com/cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10885604cnnvd
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/43088cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107535cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108443cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5519cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlcnnvd
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